<clear> Element for webRequestModules (Network Settings)

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02/04/2013

Removes all registered Web request modules from the application.

<configuration> Element
  <system.net> Element (Network Settings)
    <webRequestModules> Element (Network Settings)
      <clear> Element for webRequestModules (Network Settings)

<clear/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
<webRequestModules>	Specifies modules to use to request information from network hosts.

Remarks

The clear element removes all registered Web request modules that were defined earlier in the configuration file or at a higher level in the configuration hierarchy.

Configuration Files

This element can be used in the application configuration file or the machine configuration file (Machine.config).

Example

The following code example clears all Web request modules and then registers a Web request module for HTTP.

<configuration>
  <system.net>
    <webRequestModules>
      <clear/>
      <add prefix="http"
           type="System.Net.HttpRequestCreator, System, Version=2.0.3600.0,
           Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
      />
    </webRequestModules>
  </system.net>
</configuration>

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